Pyramids

Clickable Mummy - Click on the different parts to view interesting and information about the mummification process.

Deep in the Tombs of Egypt - Wow, so much to do here!! Activities, games, videos, etc.

Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids - Exhibit from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egyptian Pyramids - This Web site contains excerpts from Mark Rigby's book, The Complete Pyramids.

FAQs - Frequently asked questions and answers from Rediscover Ancient Egypt.

Giza Spinx and Pyramids - This site has some great pictures and diagrams. Don't miss the next page link at the bottom on the left for more information.

Great Pyramid of Khufu

Guardian's Egypt - There's a lot of information here on the Pyramids of Egypt. Click on the Pyramids link on the left or take the tour by clicking on the Enter link at the bottom.

How the Pyramids Were Built - Detailed article.

Information on Pyramids

Inside the Pyramids - Information and pictures of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

Lesson Plans

• Mummy Masks -Art education lesson plan for upper elementary.
• Pyramid Puzzle - During this project you will be asked to estimate the cost of building a pyramid using modern materials and ancient methods. In teams you will plan, collect data, submit a bid for the job (only the lowest bidding company will be awarded the job), create a scale drawing and model, and present a final report to the class.
• How Did They Do It? - The objectives of this lesson is to learn what levers are and how they might have been used by the ancient Egyptians in building their monuments. To learn what center of gravity is, how to determine the center of gravity of asymmetrical objects, and how this knowledge might have helped the Egyptians in building their monuments.

King Tut - Explore each of the links below at this site:

• Discover the Tomb - Learn about the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
• Enter Tut's Tomb - Take a virtual tour of King Tut's tomb! 
• Photo Gallery - Check out pictures of the tomb taken during its excavation. 
• Mummy's Curse - Is it true? Find out.
• Tomb Chambers - Read about each chamber in the tomb.

Mysteries of Egypt: Pyramids - "One of the oldest mysteries surrounding ancient Egypt concerns the building of the pyramids. How did humans move such massive blocks of stone using only Stone Age tools?" This Web site is from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Pyramids - Read the story, explore, and then take a quiz!!! And, don't miss the links at the bottom of the page!

Pyramids - The Inside Story from Nova Online. Wow, a great resource! Don't miss the QTVR panoramas of the different Pyramids.

Pyramids of Giza - History and pictures!

Scale Model of the Great Pyramid - Learn how to build a model of the Great Pyramid.

The Fruity Pharoahs - A mummification simulation.

The Pyramid Builders - A concise primer on the Egyptian pyramids featured in chronological order.

The Pyramids of Giza - Learn about these three great Pyramids. (Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure; each Pyramid is a tomb for a different King of Egypt.)

Tour of the Tomb - On this page you can visit the various rooms that are in Tut-anhk-hamun's tomb, or if you like you can take the whole tour from the START.

WebQuests

• Ancient Egypt WebQuest II
• Pyramids on Parade
• The Great Pyramid - For high school geometry students
• Pyramid CyberGuide
• Pyramids and Hieroglyphs - Actually this is a scavenger hunt and not a WebQuest!

Updated: August 1, 2005

Jerrie S. Cheek
KSU - ETTC

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